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I'm sure several of you have experimented with various works of modification and man hours for visual effect between the gauntlet and jet pack and rangefinder of fett.

I am curious to hear these stories. Any neat ideas? Any success?

The concept being - for the gauntlet some sort of trajectory of smoke/flame /ect coming from his pseudo flamethrower

for the jet pack some sort of "lift off" effect?

The rangefinder.. visual integration?

Let's hear it! Or see it!

on a complete side note, anyone here know a thing or two about the aging of stormtrooper armor? I'm considering putting my stormtrooper armor on display in my basement bar, however does the ABS have a tendancy to gain an aging "yellow" like most white plastics do? The cigarette smoke would probably do a number on it? thanks again!

You know...I don't have any actual progress...but I totally had a feasable idea for the rangefinder. Now...keep in mind this would require someone with the skill to solder and know how wiring on a digital camera works.

If one were to take apart a small cheap digital camera, one with a small screen on the back that displays real-time video of what you are going to take a picture of. If you were able to separate the screen, the lens and focus control, and the main guts...you could do something really interesting.

Wire the screen into a hollow rangefinder. Run the wires from the screen down the rangefinder shaft and down the neck to the guts (located in a pouch or maybe inside the gauntlets). Then wire the lens onto the front of a guant..either flamethrower or dart gaunt. In effect, you would have a screen that would allow you to see whatever your "target" is with your guant.

The only downside would be that it would be nearly impossible to take your helmet on and off due to the wire running down your rangefinder and helmet.

Now...if someone can actually make this idea happen...I only ask that you name it after me or something...or at least give me credit figuring I don't have the know-how to actually make it.

i had the same idea as you JoNich, cept i was thinking of having the lens in the top of the rangefinder so when its down it would basically show what the rangefinder was pointing at. i wanted to do this awhile back but i dont really know how to solder or anything like that.

awesome tuff gator! That work should be stickied. I've thought hard about effects that could be done to the gauntlet and jet pack, even talked it over with some friends there's just not anything I could come up that woudld be feasible. So with that in mind I salute your accomplished dedication to a better fett!

I found a way to make the left gauntlet missle shoot...
This can be quite dangerous of you dont know what you are doing ...luckily i have had a lot of experience with such (unauthorized) things in the military...

"Everything's ok here, folks.. I'm a profes...BOOM!"8)

You are all adults and I recommend that you obey all applicable laws and safety precautions!!!!

Take a SMALL rocket engine and superglue 4 long balsa fins on it. It will fit snugly inside a copper housing (the missle body) attach the nose cone to the rocket engine. Make sure you use a cheap nose cone, not your nice one b/c you probably wont ever find it again. When in place, it will look just like a regular guantlet missle.

Wire one of your push buttons to 3 9V batteries and the rocket ignitor in series. Use a safety on/off switch to make sure that you dont ignite the rocket by accidentally bumping the button on something.

im thinking of putting a NERF rocket launcher in the jet pack and connect it to a bike brake mechanisnm attached to a gauntlet.
then, if i can figure it out, put an exhaust effect with a solution of some kind on the rocket and the jet pack
or a walkie talkie in the helmet
or built in binoculars/night vision visor, but that would be a little too much

heres a video clip of some guy with an ESB Boba with a working flamethrower.....he uses it to light a bonfire.....the video itsself is about some wierd wedding ceremony, but if you sit through maybe 3-4 min of it you'll see the flamethrower at work. Again, the vid makes no sense but at about 3:30 through you see the thing work.